Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130520.015 - Employee amputates toe when pinned between two PIVs in colli

Accident Summary Nr: 130520.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 10/12/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1498397.015	10/20/2020		424410	Meijer Distribution, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on October 12, 2020, an employee working as a powered industrial vehicle (PIV) operator for a department store distribution warehouse was stopped talking with a coworker. Another coworker on a Crown RC stand-up lift truck was pulling out of the loading area when they struck a building support pole. At this time, the employee was struck by the PIV causing a collision. The employee had her foot hanging from her PIV at the time. The employee was hospitalized with a left small toe amputation.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Collision, Dock, Driving, Foot, Industrial Truck, Instantaneous amputation, Loading, Loading Dock, Material Handling, Motor Vehicle, PIV, Pinch Point, Pinched, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Stand-Up Forklift, Stand-Up Operator, Struck By, Toe, Traumatic Amputation, Unsafe Position, Warehouse, Warehouse Aisle

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1498397.015	57	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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